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One teen is dead and two others, including a 12-year-old girl, have been injured following a shooting at an Alabama mall prior to Black Friday shopping.

Authorities say the shooting happened about 9:30pm on Thursday at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, the largest mall in Alabama, as thousands were getting ready to stock up on Black Friday sales.

Witnesses and police who arrived on the scene described the scene as chaotic, as gunshots sent the crowd into panic.

Lexi Joiner, who was shopping with her mother when the gunfire erupted on the mall's second floor said she heard six or seven shots ring out and was ordered, along with other nearby shoppers, into a supply closet for cover.